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By Constance MejuLovender Elekwahi, killed by male police officerMore than at any other time in life at least in the last century, women are facing multiple stresses trying to cope with the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic otherwise known as COVID-19 which has affected almost 3million people and killed almost one million and is still claiming.Following the lockdown declared with various levels of strictness across the country, women have been battling to put food on the table with markets and shops shutdown, offices closed and children at home demanding attention and more food than usual.A worried mother from Oshogbo in…

Alexander Nelson AkariMr. Alexander Nelson Akari was born into the family of Chief Nelson Akari and Mrs. Ajua Nelson of blessed memory. Mr Alex was born in Ghana, in the year 1967 and he came to Rivers State, Nigeria with his parents at a very tender age. He is the third child of his parents amongst eleven (11) siblings.Educational BackgroundMr. Alex attended Township School, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt for his primary education and attended Sea School, Isaka for a period but later completed his secondary education at Alinco Comprehensive School, Port Harcourt. His tertiary education was at the University of…

A tribute by Rowland Ekperi, Patron, Niger Delta Peace Initiative and Development (NDPID) United Kingdom, former President,Ijaw People’s Association (IPA) of Great Britain and Ireland (2003-2009). Presented at the funeral service of Alexander Nelson Akari, at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa on Saturday, 14 March 2020.Alexander Nelson AkariTo the family of Mr. Alexander Nelson Akari; to the Executive Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri; Executive Director, Bayelsa Council for Arts and Culture; Head of Bayelsa State Cultural Troupe and distinguished guests. It is a great honour to be given the opportunity to join you today,…

April 28, 2020The Rivers State Police Command has withdrawn all its personnel attached to the state task force on road decongestion, illegal street trading and motor parks set up by Governor Nyesom Wike.The officers were withdrawn after the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, led other senior officers and men to visit the family of the late female police Sergeant, Lovender Elekwachi, who was shot dead on duty at Eneka in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state.Spokesman of the Command, DSP Nnamdi Omoni confirmed the development in an interview with newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Moscow road…

Fellow Nigerians,I will start by commending you all for the resilience and patriotism that you have shown in our collective fight against the biggest health challenge of our generation. As at yesterday, 26th April 2020, some three million confirmed cases of COVID nineteen have been recorded globally with about nine hundred thousand recoveries. Unfortunately, some two hundred thousand people have also died passed away as a result of this pandemic.The health systems and economies of many nations continue to struggle as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.  Nigeria continues to adopt and adapt to these new global realities on a…

My Dear Deltans,I begin this broadcast by first thanking all of you for your understanding and cooperation in this very challenging period in human history. Except for some minor incidents here and there, our State has been relatively peaceful during the lockdown. It speaks of your trust and confidence in the integrity of the structures and processes we put in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic. We are, indeed, very grateful for your support and partnership. The security agencies also deserve our commendation for their sacrifice, patience and professional conduct.You will recall that on March 29, 2020, we closed all…

Each day the Coronavirus pandemic exposes the failings of the Nigerian government from local government to state down to the federal. Rather than set up needed infrastructures, our leaders built personal empires and faced with the pandemic, they are clutching at straws including forcing Chinese medical team and globally rejected equipment on our people.The Buhari government has consistently borrowed money from China yet it had literally no structures on ground when, insensitive to public demands that our borders be shut to keep the rampaging virus away, it waited for children of the high to get back and loot hungry officials…

By Dave Okpogadie, AsabaDelta State government has granted amnesty to 150 inmates in the three custodial centers of the Nigerian Correctional Service across the state as part of measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ravaging the entire globe.Chief judge of the state, Justice Marshal Umukoro granted the amnesty as he concluded his visit to the centers, Breakdown of the number shows that 49 were released at Warri, 46 at Agbor, 27 at Ogwashi-Uku while 25 and three were pardoned at Kwale and Sapele Custodial centers, respectively.At the Warri Custodial Center, the chief judge was piqued by…

By Nelly UmorenSource: justforrubies.comThe devastating effect of Coronavirus pandemic on women and girls across the globe is enormous in every sphere of life- health, economy, security and social protection.Globally, most women work in the informal economy sector, earning less, saving less, but working hard and at greater risk of falling sick and into abject poverty despite their struggles. As markets fall and businesses close, most of them are out of job and businesses. Women’s jobs have disappeared leaving them hopeless with huge chunks of responsibility.“At the same time as they are losing paid employment, folding market and businesses, women’s unpaid…